Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-10-12

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 814▲ 6 vs year ago 912 · +0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 86▲ 25 vs year ago 101 · +24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 88▲ 12 vs year ago 29 · +41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand, while the 500-700 lbs steers were mostly steady. No trend on yearlings due to limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.42/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.25 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$231.42
95 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.57
vs KY average
−21.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541237.941,28759
Medium and Large 2539222.241,19732
Large 1566211.681,1983thin
Medium and Large 2-3585200.001,1701thin
One grade step is worth $37.94/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale95 hd
231.42
—
KY average26 barns · 1,304 hd
235.99
−4.57
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−21.26
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−155.25
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
446402357313median 386.6803/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,576149.552,35711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194126.551,51136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434126.071,80717
CowsLean 85-90%High979107.611,05336

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$1,88814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,8094thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,7093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,4392thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)803$1,3882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)756$1,4769

Every lot

119 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1425
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365328.02/cwt322.50–340.001,1974
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373310.44/cwt297.50–317.501,1589
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415307.60/cwt300.00–320.001,2775
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436284.97/cwt270.00–290.001,2425
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467297.12/cwt287.50–306.001,38821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477276.87/cwt260.00–285.001,32110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5193
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528250.83/cwt247.50–254.001,3242
Steers500–550Large 1535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539277.04/cwt264.00–280.001,49319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577269.78/cwt260.00–281.001,55724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581245.90/cwt230.00–254.001,42913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623260.52/cwt256.00–275.001,6238
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637229.92/cwt220.00–240.001,4653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672257.76/cwt244.00–264.001,73211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675236.97/cwt235.00–239.001,6002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716248.35/cwt245.00–250.001,7786
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8732
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7221
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8581
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2986214.50/cwt214.50–214.502,11556
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,081208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,24848
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210295.00/cwt295.00–295.006202
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320250.48/cwt245.00–257.508024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326272.15/cwt260.00–280.0088712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365260.43/cwt255.00–270.0095117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373244.19/cwt235.00–255.0091117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008252
Heifers350–400Large 1395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411254.87/cwt250.00–270.001,04817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426238.01/cwt227.50–247.501,01417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450219.00/cwt219.00–219.009861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467245.24/cwt240.00–260.001,14559
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470233.05/cwt220.00–238.001,09517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520223.61/cwt207.50–230.001,16321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526240.82/cwt232.50–250.001,26738
Heifers550–600Large 1566211.68/cwt210.00–212.501,1983
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568232.74/cwt225.00–242.501,32221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574219.62/cwt210.00–223.001,26111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621221.61/cwt220.00–230.001,3766
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626216.26/cwt214.00–217.001,3544
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673222.10/cwt216.00–225.001,4953
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711205.72/cwt197.50–211.001,4637
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772205.33/cwt200.00–211.001,5853
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2170305.00/cwt305.00–305.005191
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2170290.00/cwt290.00–290.004931
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205295.00/cwt295.00–295.006051
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258328.26/cwt325.00–330.008473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280267.50/cwt260.00–275.007492
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283295.13/cwt290.00–300.008352
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305280.00/cwt270.00–290.008542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323304.40/cwt300.00–315.0098311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333331.17/cwt327.50–335.001,1032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374298.64/cwt290.00–310.001,11713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1123
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3397242.50/cwt242.50–242.509632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420296.10/cwt287.50–305.001,24416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428274.46/cwt262.50–280.001,1756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470289.64/cwt282.50–300.001,36115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473266.68/cwt257.50–278.001,26126
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517268.36/cwt260.00–277.501,38726
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525245.89/cwt230.00–252.501,2918
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571241.06/cwt224.00–250.001,3768
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574261.12/cwt256.00–273.001,4999
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585211.02/cwt210.00–215.001,2345
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624252.12/cwt240.00–257.501,57313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624229.74/cwt221.00–237.501,4344
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,1621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655213.28/cwt200.00–220.001,3973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665243.75/cwt240.00–247.501,6212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5403
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720192.04/cwt184.00–195.001,3834
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758216.24/cwt215.00–217.501,6392
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830155.03/cwt150.00–160.001,2872
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6111
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220128.50/cwt120.00–135.001,5683
Bulls——1,688155.03/cwt154.00–159.002,6176
Bulls——1,773164.71/cwt163.00–167.002,9202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85881.88/cwt70.00–90.007036
Cows—Lean 85-90%993130.98/cwt129.00–135.001,3013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003108.20/cwt100.00–115.001,08522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007121.88/cwt120.00–125.001,2275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191133.10/cwt130.00–140.001,58512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192123.76/cwt120.00–129.001,47523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397133.01/cwt130.00–138.001,8585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449123.18/cwt120.00–128.001,78512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,963.34/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,703.53/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,439.28/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2702,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,671.40/head1,450.00–1,825.001,6717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2912,105.01/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27561,476.23/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4769

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.